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Cochamba in Bolivia was the venue for the 2017 South American Championships (SACH) from December 14-18, which drew competitors from eight countries.
Delegations from Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Peru, Colombia, Ecuador and French Guiana took part alongside their Bolivian hosts in the annual continental showpiece.
The Union Internationale de Pentathlon Moderne (UIPM) today reveals a bold new visual identity with the release of two dynamic logos.
A branding review in late 2017 has resulted in the production of two new emblems representing the growth of UIPM Sports with Modern Pentathlon at the pinnacle. The new visual identity was approved by the UIPM Executive Board at its meeting prior to the 2017 UIPM Congress in Tbilisi (GEO).
The 2nd World University Modern Pentathlon Championship will be held in Vila Real, Portugal, in 2020.
The event will be hosted by the University of Trás-os-Montes and Alto Douro (UTAD) and the award of the championship follows an evaluation process carried out by FISU, which governs world university sports.
The announcement comes as Budapest (HUN) continues its preparations to host the 1st WUC from July 3-8, 2018.
The Rio 2016 Olympic Modern Pentathlon champion, Chloe Esposito (AUS), has been named as a Young Change Maker for the 2018 Youth Olympic Games in Buenos Aires (ARG).
Esposito was chosen by the Australian Olympic Committee as one of 13 senior Olympians from around the world who will support YOG participants from their country during their first Olympic Games experience.
Six modern pentathletes from Egypt have been honoured for their achievements in 2017 by the Egyptian President of State, Abdel Fattah el-Sisi.
A ceremony of celebration took place at the presidential palace in Heliopolis and included 42 athletes from 11 different sports who had performed with distinction in 2017.
Fifteen experienced Modern Pentathlon coaches gathered in Székesfehérvár, Hungary from January 8-12 to participate in the UIPM’s first Level 3 coaches course.
Six nations were represented – Hungary, Egypt, Great Britain, Spain, Italy and Moldova – and spent a week learning more about all five pentathlon disciplines as well as:
· Planning and periodization
· Team management
A large group of Modern Pentathlon’s most recognisable figures gathered in Frankfurt (GER) on January 20-21 for the first-ever joint meeting of the UIPM Athletes’ Committee, Coaches Committee and Technical Committee.
Many of the world’s leading pentathletes have embarked on their competitive season at the 2018 Peridot Indoor Competition in Budapest (HUN), where 112 athletes from 15 countries took part in qualifying rounds and finals.
The Rio 2016 men’s Olympic champion, Alexander Lesun (RUS), has opened a club for UIPM Sports in Minsk (BLR).
The Lesun Club, according to the proprietor, “will promote not only Modern Pentathlon but also its sub-sports such as Biathle, Triathle and Laser-Run”, and membership will be open to all ages.
Lesun (RUS) added: “The goal is to have athletes in the club who will be participating in national and international competitions at all levels in Modern Pentathlon.”
Two more high-profile Olympic pentathletes have been recruited to work in ambassadorial roles at the 2018 Youth Olympic Games in Buenos Aires (ARG).
Only weeks after the Australian Olympic Committee announced that Chloe Esposito (AUS) would play the role of Young Change Maker, the International Olympic Committee unveiled Yane Marques (BRA) and Charles Fernandez (GUA) as Athlete Role Models for the Games.